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Memorial Awaiting

Colorado Technical University

Administration in Healthcare Services HSA 320

Several components go into making an organization run effectively and efficiently. One of the many components requires managers to manage teams during projects or changes within the organization. In the healthcare industry running of teams or employees is even more imperative to running in an effective and efficient manner because they are dealing with the lives and health of patients.

There are times when an employee is not performing to the standards of the organization or facility, and corrective action needs to be taken to get the employee performing at the standards set forth by the facility. Corrective action is used within organizations with the purpose of identifying and eliminating causes of a problem by: correcting, molding, or improving performance or behavior that is job-related CITATION Ind10 l 1033 (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 2010). A Corrective Action Plan allows facilities to take the necessary steps of action to correct the problem of performance. The goal of the corrective action plan is to discover what is causing the employee to have performance problems and give that employee a chance to correct this performance problem before taking the final step in the termination of the employee. The first step of the corrective action plan will be counseling of the employee. The next step in the corrective action plan would involve a written reprimand. The third step is suspension of the employee without pay. The last step in the corrective action plan is the termination of the employee CITATION Uni07 l 1033 (University of New Hampshire, 2007).

Communication has always been a vital component to an organization running effectively and effectively. Poor communication can be the determining factor that can bring an organization to its knees. Communication is also vital during changes within the facility or organization, so that the change will have minimal negative effective. This change can be in the form of implementing an EHR system. There are different types of communication we use, such as verbal and non-verbal. Using these different types of communication during change can ease the transition of the change. Change is an automatic switch for some people. People in general fear the unknown and this is what change brings; the unknown. Communication before and during an EHR system implementation can help answer employees questions, calm employees fears, and keep them focused and motivated CITATION Cro12 l 1033 (Crosnick, 2012). The key during this implementation is to be patient and supportive. Your employees are trying to deal with this change while fulfilling their job responsibilities. Let them know that you are going to be there to provide support, encouragement, and even gratitude during this stressful time.

Organizational charts provide employees a physical structure of the organization. Employees need to know whom they are reporting to if a problem should arise. Without a formal organizational structure, employees may find it difficult to know whom they officially report to in different situations, and it may become unclear exactly who has the final responsibility for what. In essence, an organizational structure gives guidance to employees by laying out the relationships that essentially govern the organization’s workflow.

Our mission at Memorial Awaiting is to provide and deliver healthcare services of high quality, integrity, and compassion to the members of the community. Our values are to assure a continuous quality of improvement, while providing excellent services to our patients and staff. Our values also include recognizing and valuing the members of the community, recognize a patient’s basic rights to respect, privacy, dignity, understanding, regardless of their spiritual beliefs. We vow to manage all fiscal responsibility with high integrity while meeting our charitable responsibilities as well.

The types of services offered at Memorial Awaiting include Heart and Vascular Services, a Cancer Center, Birthing Center and Maternity Services, Pediatric, and 24-hour Emergency Services. Memorial Awaiting is a licensed facility that has 350 beds and offer services as inpatient or outpatient. Our staff consists of 250, combining clinical staff and non-clinical staff. Our clinical staff consists of physicians, physician’s assistants, nurse, and medical assistants. Our non-clinical staff includes health care managers, health technologists, administrative and administrative support services. We will several departments located within the facility such as, Human Resources, Billing, and an IT team.

Even though each of these services and departments will function differently from one another, communication between these departments and the staff will be heavily relied upon in order to effectively and efficiently deliver health care services that match our mission and values.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY l 1033 Crosnick, M. (2012). EHR Implementation Process Requires Communication. Retrieved from HITECH: http://www.hitechanswers.net/ehr-implementation-process-requires-communication/

First Insight. (2013). Successful EHR Implementation: It’s More About “How You Manage People” . Retrieved from http://www.first-insight.com/downloads/Successful-EHR-Implementation-It’s-About-Managing-People.pdf

Healey, B., & Marhese, M. (2012). Foundations of Health Care Management Principles and Methods. San Francisco: Wiley.

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. (2010). Corrective Action: A Supervisor’s Guide to Managing Performance. Retrieved from http://hra.iupui.edu/content/doclib/ProgressiveDisciplineGuide.pdf

University of New Hampshire. (2007). Performance Management Toolkit – Constructive Discipline, Corrective Action & Documentation. Retrieved from http://www.unh.edu/hr/sites/unh.edu.hr/files/pdfs/constructive-discipline-and-corrective-action.pdf

Mores, laws and folkways

Societal norms which include mores, laws, taboos and folkways are agreed upon rules and expectations that an individual is supposed to observe and behave according to in a given culture. Norms vary from one culture to another, some thing might be considered as a norm in one culture and in others it is not (Macionis, 2009). For example, shaking hands as a form of greeting in most of the African country shows a lot of respect. Whereas, in Asian countries you are not supposed to shake hands with your elders as a form of greeting

Folkway is said to be socially learned behaviours that are looked upon but which do not necessarily convey any moral significance. These are norms that help individuals interact with the other members of the society towards a harmonious living. Folkways for individual cultures arise from continuous repetition of an act that helps in the shaping of human behaviour. Unlike like is the case with other societal norms, the defiance of folkways carries no serious consequences. A common folkway is the dress codes adopted in different regions and countries (Pauer-Studer, 2008). Muslims dress in Hijabs and long dresses as a folkway but if a Muslim decides to dress in a short dress, no moral rule or laws are broken (except in strict sharia nations maybe).

Mores are significant norms that govern the right or wrong and control the behaviour of an individual. They are not necessarily written set rules to govern an individual but are behaviours that are generally accepted and what society follows in day to day life. Religious rules are example of mores (Macionis, 2009). Catholic clergy are nether expected to break their chastity vows nor are they supposed to get into matrimony and when they behave in a way contrary to this dire consequences are met on them, including excommunication from the society.

Laws are well raid down set of rules that have to be observed and enforced by law officials. Violation of these norms leads to prosecution in law courts. Driving while drunk is an offence which will land you in jail or be fined for violating that law.

When using your mobile handset in a public place you should not shout, level your voice such that you will not be disturbing the others. Shouting over the phone will be violating the folkway. When you violate that norm you feel you are not conforming to the normality of the society On the other hand the people around you will despise you for your behaviour, some of whom will not tolerate your behaviour and try to stop or tell you to lower your voice.

Normative conduct theory is clearly shown in the above example where by the behaviour of talking loud might have been as result of two conflicting beliefs. This might be because one was thinking he/she is in a noisy surrounding and the person on the other end might not hear them. The surrounding people’s approval of situation about that particular behaviour shows how the individual should behave (Pauer-Studer, 2008). Watching other person talk loud over the phone, a society member might pick up on the norm that they are supposed to talk loud in public places

Control theories exist due to lack of socialization, this leads to lack of self control as expressed in that example of speaking loudly over the phone. Individuals who are always overconfident of themselves will exhibit this behaviour and are more likely to violate folkway norms. Control theory considers the individual decision making being as the reason behind such behaviour (Pauer-Studer, 2008).

In conclusion we can say that society behaviour is directly dictated by the norms that are observed by it. That explains why we have different behaviours between different cultures as the norms are not the same.

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Macionis, J. J. (2009). Society: The basics. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Pauer-Studer, H. (2008). Norms, values, and society. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Pub.

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Cases where the president has taken the U.S. troops without congressional authorizationUnder the constitution, the president has the power to veto legislations, command the armed forces, convene and adjourn congress, ask for the opinions on cabinet which should be written, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive and dismiss ambassadors. However, in the second paragraph of Article II, Section 2, the constitution provides that the President shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concurs with the negotiations of the treaty in question. Furthermore, the president shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, he shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not included in the mentioned categories above, and which shall be recognized by law. The president basically depends on the senate in making major decisions such as legislations. CITATION Art l 1033 (Article II ) The president’s power to take the U.S. forces into situations of hostility is limited under the constitution; however, since the founding of the republic, successive presidents have used military force without congressional authorization over two hundred times. This paper will focus on the cases in which the president has taken the U.S. troops into a foreign military situation without congressional Authorization and the legality of the president’s actions for each case presented.

Firstly is the quasi war between the United States of America and France between 1798 and 1800. John Adams was the president during this war which is viewed to have helped shape the American foreign policy. The American and the French government conflicted over the signing of a supposed peace establishing treaty with England. According to the French, this treaty would violate the 1778 Treaty of Alliance made with the Americans during the American Revolution. Amidst the mayhem, the American government also failed to make debt payments to the French on the basis that the current government was not the government that had signed the treaty. Following this, the French seized Americas merchant ships and upon intervention by the U.S. government the French made so much demands that America could not meet. The U.S. Navy went into war to protect America which was considered to be under attack. The president in this case was obliged to make a decision that favored America. The president’s actions were in line with the best interests of the nation which is legal. CITATION Kat17 l 1033 (Eschner, 2017)Secondly is the Utah Expedition between 1857 and 1858 which was basically an armed confrontation between the United States armed forces and the Mormon settlers in the Utah territory. This confrontation occurred during the time of President James Buchanan who attempted to use force with the Mormons in the Utah territory and ended up stirring a rebellion. American government was particular against the polygamy nature of the Mormons and considered it un-American like. Troops were sent in to install the typical American government and establish law and order. The president’s action was aimed at uphold law and order throughout its jurisdictions and the president was just doing his job which is substantially legal because that is what a ruler is expected to do. CITATION Bla18 l 1033 (Stilwell, 2018)Thirdly are the Indian wars which basically broke out because Indians acquired Christianity and civilization and thus became a threat to the Native Americans. The war was based on racism and religious backgrounds that disguised Indians as barbarians and child killers in the eyes of the Native Americans. The Indians on the other viewed George Washington as a town wrecker because the attack had been through his orders. The last war between the Indians and the American government happened in 1812 under the leadership of Andrew Jackson. In the Indian wars, the president had mobilized the troops to fight for the rights of the Native Americans which were then considered the right thing to do. A people of a different race could not have possible been allowed to take away what belonged to the Native Americans. Legally, the president is obliged to protect the citizens from any kind of invasion within his jurisdiction. CITATION And09 l 1033 (Gardner, 2009)The other war is patriotic war of 1837 with Canada. The patriots who consisted of the Irish and United States citizens in the upper part of Canada and the United States were determined to detach the peninsula lying between the Michigan frontier and the Niagara frontier in Canada and append it to the United States. The patriots marched to make their demands which led to a plot to capture of the United States Arsenal at Dearborn and seizure of its arms. To contain this situation, the Michigan Militia was assigned to watch over Arsenal. More defenses were expended later since the frontier troubles increased. The president in this case acted to fulfill the law of maintaining order within its territories which is a legal thing to do since the patriots were cause unrest and even attacked a militia base in Michigan. CITATION The l 1033 (ThePatriot War)Lastly, the naval skirmishes in Sumatra in the 1830s; was about the American expeditions launched against pirates in Indonesia. The American traders who had established their trading links throughout the Far East faced threats which led to the making agreements with the local leaders. This happened during the time of Andrew Jackson and he was so upset upon hearing this news. In reaction, he sent out troops to ensure the American traders were safe during their business operations and this led to the first expedition. The president acted in order to protect its citizens which is utterly the right thing every ruler would do and also legal. CITATION Ant16 l 1033 (Vanner, 2016)In summary, as much as the president acted without authorization from the congress, his actions were utterly for the best to safeguard the interests of the United States. By expending the troops to war, the foreign policy was enhanced particularly in the case of the war with the French.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Akkad, O. E. (2017). American War. ‎Alfred A. Knopf.

Article II . (n.d.). Retrieved from Ineractive Constitution : https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/articles/article-ii

Eschner, K. (2017, July 7). This Unremembered US-France ‘Quasi War’ Shaped Early America’s Foreign Relations. Retrieved from Smithsonian.com: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unremembered-us-france-quasi-war-shaped-early-americas-foreign-relations-180963862/

Gardner, A. G. (2009). The Indian War. Colonial Williamsberg .

Stilwell, B. (2018, September 19). That time Mormons accidentally went to war with the US Army . Retrieved from We Are the Mighty: https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/utah-mormon-war-with-army

ThePatriot War. (n.d.). Retrieved from Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: https://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,4569,7-126-2360_3003_3009-16956–,00.html

Vanner, A. (2016, January 26). The US Navy’s Sumatran Expeditions 1832 & 1838 . Retrieved from Dawlish Chronicles: http://dawlishchronicles.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-us-navys-sumatran-expeditions-1832.html

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Sexuality is an area of life that brings on risk, with the potential for positive or negative outcomes, success or failure. This is no more or less true for adolescents. The important difference is that teens do not yet have well-developed risk assessment skills. As in any area of life, if we want teens to be psychologically healthy, we want to promote their learning. This also holds especially true for their sexuality. In our culture, sex is still viewed as a taboo subject. I am interested in teen sexuality and how I might raise a sexually healthy teen, because I have a teenage son.

One parental concern might be the influence of TV and music TV, on teens. Researchers have been investigating this idea. In, “What teens have to say about sex on TV and in music videos” by Scott Simon of Saint Paul Pioneer Press (06/02), he reports what Joseph Shapiro and a group of teens had to say. The Kaiser Family Foundation put groups of 12 –15 year old teens in a room to listen to what they had to say about the sexually explicit TV and music videos on TV today. Mr. Shapiro and Dr. Jane Brown observe these teens.

Dr. Jane Brown, of University of North Carolina, is studying how sex in the media affects teens. She argues that it is very apparent that the teens are developing strong senses of morality. Teens want to be good; they strongly desire to act appropriately. She theorizes that teen sexual attitudes are greatly influenced by the amount of TV they watch.

After the teens viewed a popular Britney Spears video, the teens shared similar opinions. They viewed the skimpily dressed singer, as she went from one male singer to another, grinding her way across the stage. They used words such as gross, nasty, and disgusting to describe Spears’ actions and her clothing. Shapiro and Brown observed that the teens were very judgmental about what they viewed on TV.

Next the teens watched a scene from a sitcom called “Clueless”. In the scene the actress was conversing about who was going to lose their virginity first. The teenage actress was clearly upset, that another teen peer was going to lose her virginity before her. It was perceived as cool to have sex. The actress was upset that her not-as-popular teen peer was going to have sex before her.

Following the clip, the focus group, commented. They felt that the message being sent was that sex is cool, that if they were not having sex, they should be embarrassed. They felt that it was humiliating that the other actresses were laughing at the teen that had not had sex. Berk speaks of the imaginary audience (page 375), that teens always see themselves as on stage. Teens are extremely self-conscious, and avoid embarrassment. Teens would go to great lengths to avoid humiliation, and this scene was clearly showing that. The actress would have rather had sex to avoid peer humiliation.

Later, the focus group discussed the scene from the sitcom targeted to 14 & 15 years old, called “Dawson’s Creek”. The scene was about two teens who were going to have sex for the first time. The teens were not naïve to realize that the TV show was setting up a ‘perfect’ scenario for the first romantic experience. They noticed that the TV show did not mention STD’s. Interestingly, they were not surprised. They commented, “Sex sells”. The teens were perceptive enough to know that TV is a business, and business means money.

Parents want to know, are kids more likely to have sex, if they watch TV? Researchers cannot answer that, exactly, but what they do say is, the more you see the same thing over and over again, the more likely you are to believe it. For instance, a teen girl may have never kissed a boy, but the message of how to do this, has been imprinted in her memory from repeatedly seeing it on TV. She can than model a kiss, and not even know where she learned it from.

In the article, “Teens first sex is at home”, USA Today (09/02), a survey showed that teens were having sex in their homes, or at their partners’ home. This comes as a surprise to many parents. It should not come as a surprise, with the arrival of puberty and hormonal changes, we see the increase of sexual activity. Berk reports that American parents give their children little guidance about sexual information, and that the parents do not converse about sex in the presence of teens (page 360). With teens watching Prime-Time TV and MTV with high sexual content, it is even more important to speak to our kids about sex.

Teens watch approximately 3 hours of TV today, and they see sex glamorized.

Teens are getting mixed messages, at school and at home they are told to stay away from sex. They are taught the dangers of sex, STD’s, AIDS, pregnancy. Peer pressure is at its highest during adolescence. Adolescents mirror their social and emotional environments. Berk teaches us about a cognitive distortion, called the personal fable (page 375). This is easily explained as the “not me” opinion of themselves. Teens get such inflated opinions of themselves they don’t ever think that bad thing can happen to them. TV does not include the dangers of the sexual behavior. Approximately, 50% of teens do not use contraceptives (page 361). Since teens have the highest rate of STD’s of any age group, and TV does not promote sexual education, this message could be extremely dangerous!

In the article, “Teens close to their mothers are less likely to have early sex, study shows” by Tom Majeski of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press (09/02), Majeski reviewed longitudinal studies focusing on the relationship between mothers and their teenage children. More than 5000 teens were followed for over a year. The studies show that the more involved a mother is in a teen’s life; the age of sexual activity is postponed.

Researchers also found that mothers that spoke with other parents influenced the delay in sex. They explain it as, the more you know what is going on around your teen, the more you can influence them positively. Since teens have not mastered combinatorial thinking, they may make the wrong decision. The more a teens’ parents are involved, the greater their awareness of their child’s decisions. This may make the teen more conscious of their actions, for fear of disappointing their parent.

The study showed that mothers were more uncomfortable talking to their daughters than to their sons about sex. Berk might explain this as gender typing (page 401). Society tends to be more relaxed with male sexuality. Society is very harsh on female sexuality, thus this may reflect the way a parent speaks to a teen. It seems that our society sends a message that it is okay for males to be having sex, but it clearly views teen females having sex, very negatively.

Joseph Plambeck of The Tribune wrote a similar article, “Teens who are close to mothers delay having sex, report says” (09/02). The study similarly stated that mothers who were close to their teenage children show a higher delay in sex, than those who were not. Again, the study agreed that the parental involvement with other parents was a strong influencer. The study stated that mothers needed to speak with their teens about their own values.

Education was an important factor stated Plambeck. An interesting finding was that girls whose mothers were college educated, where less likely to become sexually active. I find this interesting, since my son of 14, is actively watching his mothers’ college education.

Parental guidance is most influential, writes Daniel Wood of The Christian Science Monitor, in “Teens, Sex and the Power of Parents”(09/02). This is an overall consensus between all the articles chosen. The article states that when it comes to sex education and teens, along with parental involvement, the way parents speak to their children about sex is also highly important. Warm, open households are the most successful.

The study also says the sex education needs to start as early as the elementary level. That getting parents values into their children’s lives earlier was important. As mentioned earlier, the influence of TV brings sex into our children’s lives earlier and more explicitly, thus, the reason for earlier communication on sexual values. Parents who had high expectations of school, and also having stricter rules made a difference. Berk agrees that warm guidance and rules are positive, both, which are features of the ideal authoritative style of parenting (page 269).

The study reminds us that at this time when a teen is searching for autonomy and identity, parents tend to back off. As a teen is gaining a sense of individuality, the desire for their parents input is less welcomed. This is a crucial time to have a balance in the home. Wood, of The Christian Science Monitor, states that family meals could help bring a more harmonious environment. Erik Erikson refers to this the psychological conflict during these teen years, as identity versus identity confusion (page 390). Erikson said that successful outcomes early, lead to positive resolution.

Teens are battling to understand sex during a period when teenage sexuality is changing. An increasing number of teenagers in the United States have sexual intercourse. If we want adolescents to be sexually healthy, we have to promote their learning to act in their own best interests. With TV, and peer influences being stronger than ever, the need for parental involvement increases. Sexuality can be easier for all, if parents can become more aware of their teens sexuality, and are prepared to give them help or advise when needed. They can help their teen to develop the proper skills and awareness they need to make sexually healthy choices during adolescence.

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Case Study-A Case of Listeria Contaminated Food at Nature Only LLC

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Case Study-A Case of Listeria Contaminated Food at Nature Only LLC

If the CEO of Nature Only LLC came to seek advice from me regarding whether they should stop the supply of oats in the company, I would advise him to recall the product not only because it is the right thing to do but also because the move would save the entire company a lot of money in lawsuits and compensation. As a business owner or operator, it is always advisable to do actions that contribute to the greater good for all the parties involved (Pedrós-Garrido, Clemente, Calanche, Condón-Abanto, Beltrán, Lyng, & Whyte 2020). Because the granola bars are contaminated with listeria, it would not be advisable to continue selling them. Such a decision would be selfish and it could land the company on the wrong side of the law if people found out. Understandably, the company could be tempted to overlook their mistake and continue selling the oats because if they recall the product, they lose over $200 000. Recalling the product would be the right move for Nature Only because if the public got wind that they were aware of the contamination yet did nothing to stop its sale, they would lose trust in the company. The people would view the company as a self-centered brand that is only interested in profits and cares little about the welfare of the consumers.

Worth noting, the legal implications of not recalling the contaminated granola bars are rather dire. If the consumers knew that Nature Only has been feeding them with listeria-contaminated products, they could take legal action against them. This would negatively affect the company’s reputation and lead them to spend lots of money in legal fees to deal with the lawsuit. In the event that the court finds them guilty of the action, Nature Only LLC would end up spending up to tens of millions of dollars compensating the victims. The company would also lose its good reputation and they would end up losing clients.

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Pedrós-Garrido, S., Clemente, I., Calanche, J. B., Condón-Abanto, S., Beltrán, J. A., Lyng, J. G., … & Whyte, P. (2020). Antimicrobial activity of natural compounds against Listeria spp. and their effects on sensory attributes in salmon (Salmo salar) and cod (Gadus morhua). Food Control, 107, 106768.

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Adidas Company

Adidas is a multinational company that is commonly prominent in dealing with sporting goods. It being among the best and largest sporting industry in the world it offers a wide range of attire and footwear among other hardware such as game balls which are essential in sports. It encourages recycling of the old products, and it produces up to around a hundred and ten million pairs of sporting shoes annually.

Adidas organization is socially responsible and has developed a program that facilitates is functionality. It plays a vital role in giving back to the community either directly or through indirect ways. One way is through the act of taking the old sporting footwear and other clothing and recycling them to produce their new brands. For instance, in the year 2012, half of the material used manufacture athletic shoes was recycled while the jackets and shirts were made entirely from the old recycled products. The recycling program is advantageous to the society as it reduces the amount of polystyrene in the landfills which can be a threat to the environment. It also reduces energy consumption at the supplier level (Holtbrügge, et al. page 19). The people who take part in helping the organization collect the old sporting attires and shoes among other product are given preference as well as a bonus after the production of new commodities. Their aim of striving to improve their production and supply with a motive of ensuring there will be no emission of hazardous chemicals to the environment coming the year 2020.

Adidas organization show the high value of honesty and openness when it comes to dealing with the clients and other business partners. It is accomplished through carrying out the business in an ethical and fair manner where all the parties involved in various sectors are valued. Fair play being the core drive enables the firm to participate in a friendly competition as they believe in discovery more than competing. Adidas focuses on the journey to discover the unknown but not battle to win other the competing firms. The quality, friendly pricing as well as excellent customer care proves the organization’s honesty when it comes to its operation.

The aim of every running company is making a profit and achieving the targeted goal of improving its operations. The case is similar to Adidas, but this cannot be achieved without the customers who are the buyers of their sporting footwear and attires. The accomplish the objectives of the firm, Adidas company have to build a good network that appropriately links them to the clients who in return will have the incentive of buying and promoting the manufactured product (Jayawardhana, page 79). Even though Adidas gives priority quality and ethical production, income generation is what makes it keep running in the right direction. Customers come first in the business as they are as well important in company growth.

Due to the Adidas organization high sales per year, they make significant high profits which they use to enlarge and facilitates the company’s productivity. That is they use the money to generate more income. Using the revenue gained wisely, the company has been able to allocate branches in many countries all over the world actually in more than a hundred nations globally (Wang, page 6). Creating new products that will enable sports to change peoples’ lives is among the critical step that the company has taken, and it is through using its assets appropriately in enhancing production of unique brands.

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Holtbrügge, Dirk, and Tassilo Schuster. “The Internationalization Strategy of Adidas.” The Internationalization of Firms: Case Studies from the Nürnberg Metropolitan Region (2017): 19.

Jayawardhana, Anupa. “Financial Performance Analysis of Adidas AG.” Journal of Business and Management 8.11 (2017): 79-80.

Wang, Yidan. Authenticity, Creativity and the Future—Adidas Advertising and Contemporary Youth Culture. Diss. Maryland Institute College of Art, 2017.

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Case Study-Reducing Twenty Five Pages to Two

In this scenario, undertaking a change process seemed to work well, but the feedback received told a different tale. The feedback was that the change process was creating pressure on people in terms of workload. As a result, people started carrying work home from the weekends. They began complaining to Ken that their wives were complaining and they could barely keep up. The pressure was coming from the need to meet a monthly deadline. Each month, every department was expected to develop a 25-page report to be distributed to around 60 people. The report highlighted everything, including status updates on specific initiatives and new product developmental goals. While much effort went into developing the report, even employees stopped reading it. If they wanted to know whether they were leading in marketing sales, they would have an assistant run the twenty-five report. They would also reach out to the VP of marketing to find out how the marketing launch of a new product was going. The employees found it difficult to read the 25-page report to access the information they needed. As a result, they decided to transform the monthly report from a 25-page report to a two-page report which was less complicated to read.

Undoubtedly, the first six steps of a successful change were not demonstrated in making a change in this scenario. The six steps for a successful change effort entail; identifying goals and having a strategy, determining how change will affect the organization, putting together a change management team, developing a strategy, implementing a plan, and performing a post-transition review. None of the six steps were successfully observed in deciding to change the monthly report from twenty-five to two pages. They did not identify a goal and come up with a strategy. Instead, they just woke up one day and decided that the monthly report would be two pages long moving forward. Additionally, they did not pause to think about the negative and positive effects the change would have on the entire organization. They just concentrated on the fact that the 25-page report was not working as it took too long to develop and information was buried in detail. Additionally, there is no mention of a change management team, as they did not select a team to handle the issue and neither did they have a strategy for making the change. Additionally, no implementation plan was followed in making the change. Notably, even after making the change, no post-transition review took place. They did not take a moment to review whether having a two-page monthly report was more beneficial than having a 25-page report. They only made the decision based on the fact that having a two-page report would save time and reduce the pressure of people carrying work home with them during the weekends.

There is no denying that this organization took some critical actions to ensure the change effort became successful. For instance, they looked at the day-to-day activities and asked questions such as, “does this really add value? Do I absolutely need this?”. Asking such questions plays a significant role in deciding to do away with the twenty-five-page report and remain with a two-page report. Another critical action they undertook was the email they sent to people noting it was not incremental work. In the email, they made it clear that they were working as a team and that if there was more work to be done, they would reallocate it further down the hierarchy or not at all. This action went a long way in pointing out that reducing the length of the monthly report would go a long way in attaining work-life balance as employees would no longer have the need to carry work home just to meet deadlines.

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Adjusting to Life in America

Living and studying in a foreign country is a naturally transforming experience. When I came to America, the mental test of living outside of the “cultural cocoon,” is socially as well as inwardly alienating. The new culture demands one to learn a whole new language, rework personal habits and long for a desire to be a part of. I was so excited to receive my acceptance to a college in the United States. The culture of the United States had influenced me through television, I listened to music from the “States,” I watched their movies and followed the lives of their celebrities the way a monk does Buddha. I was so confident I had all it took to be an American.

It is unimaginable how it felt after just one week of realizing my “American training” was not even nearly enough. The change in culture, food, and language was devastating. What also devastated me more was my failure, I considered Americans really cool and would give anything to be like them, speak like they do with a touch of pride, speak out my mind, and have an interesting walk. For a week I was on a burger diet. It was the only thing I could eat because I used to back home because my friends and I enjoyed it from time to time at the local McDonalds. After one week, however, it was not fun anymore. Everything was in shambles, I had been paired with these boys from Africa, and because I spent most of the time in my room, I was yet to meet any Chinese students although I knew there were several at my new school. I could not communicate because of my strong accent, I was able to write decent English and speak to, but the accent was so heavy that the only thing a woman at the canteen heard was burger.

I was so insecure, depressed, and anxious all the time, especially every time I walked past these huge white football players. Almost all the movies I had watched showed well-built college athletes beating up on the weak kid. Sometimes I missed home so much it turned into tears. But I was determined. I read articles online on how to adapt to a foreign country and tried to adopt the tips. The most important one was learning to be away from home, from family, friends, the culture and even the weather. I stilled cried, but after I was done, I reminded myself that home will still be there and I had a purpose here. Staying in contact with people at home also offered huge encouragement and helped ease the burden of missing them.

Change is not always bad, and after a few months, we were friends with my roommate from Africa John Leti, and we spent time sharing stories of home, and the memories slowly covered the awful feeling. He had learnt to understand me, and I could make out word under his accent as well. I had honestly improved as a person, and in a few months, I was immersed in a foreign culture, and the little boy that used to cry was now grown. Unlike my fellow Asians, I did not spend time in Asian groups. My mind was open to the world, and I had friends from all over the world. John and I had become inseparable, and so I tried to join a Chinese group, and since I could not leave John behind, he tagged along. However, all they did was speak Chinese, and that was no place for John and also for me. I was offered a gateway to the world; why would I decide to stay outside.

Today, I am a full American. I am not yet a citizen, but I get calls walking through the hallways, which makes me very proud. My decisions brought me the happiness and comfort I longed for. Looking back, I see the growth and I see myself as a testimony for a foreigner encountering every possible challenge of a new environment to fully adapt. I have had adventures beyond learning and interacted with the world through wonderful people. Today I am the go-to person for fellow Chinese students joining our school. I try to encourage them to be open-minded, and most of them are happy and comfortable.

Morning after Pills

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Introduction

Almost half of pregnancies in the world are unintended and Emergency contraception provides women opportunity to avoid pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraception are vital for the larger number of women at risk of pregnancy but do not use regular method and offers reassurance to people using condoms but experience condom slippage or breakage. Significance of morning-after pills has seen Canada allowing it as a nonprescription drug that pharmacists may dispense it directly to women anytime they need it. The Morning – after pills just like a regular birth control pill although it is much stronger and it functions by preventing ovulation thus avoiding contraception or implantation if ovulation occurs. Generally, Morning-after pills prevent an unplanned pregnancy in various situations including; when no contraception was used, missed birth control pills, the condom slipped or broke, the diaphragm dislodged during sexual intercourse, error in the calculation of the fertility period and non-consensual sexual intercourse.

When Can the Morning-after pills used?

Morning-after pills contain hormones similar to the content of regular birth control pills and they prevent pregnancy primarily by preventing ovaries from releasing eggs. Moreover, the pills usually make cervical mucus thick hence prohibiting sperms from mixing with egg and causing fertilization. The functionally of the pills largely depend on the stage of the menstrual cycle in women. Depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle, the contraception may delay or stop the release of the egg, change the lining of the uterus, and finally alter the movement of the egg and sperm by limiting their speed. However, the morning-after pills are never effective for pregnancies implanted in the uterus. It should be noted that morning-after pills are not worth relied on and should only be considered as last chance contraception. Effectiveness of the morning-after pills is within a certain period including immediately after unprotected intercourse up to 5 days or 120 hours. However, they always work best when taken immediately after unprotected sex instead of waiting for the fifth day because the longer an individual waits for the pills, the lesser their chance of working.

Types of Morning-after Pills

There are two hormonal types of morning-after pills whose effectiveness, prices and side effects differ slightly. The first type of morning-after pills is known as plan B that contains progestin hormone and is taken as 2 pills. Plan B pills can either be taken immediately or 1 pill taken right away and the other pill taken in 12 hours although taking two pills instantly is easier and effective. Another type of morning-after pills is Ovral pills that contain two hormones including estrogen and progestin and are served in 4 pills. 2 pills of the Ovral pills are taken immediately while the other two are taken 12 hours later. Significantly, the pills are always most effective if taken within 24 hours of unprotected sex although they can be effective up to 5 days or 120 hours after sexual intercourse. Plan B pills effectiveness in the first 24 hours is considered as 95% of possible pregnancies, between 25 and 48 hours, it prevents 85% of possible pregnancies while between 49 and 120 hours the effectiveness drops gradually to 58% at 72 hours. On the other hand, Ovral prevents about 77% of possible pregnancies in the first 24 hours, 36% of possible pregnancies between 25 and 48 hours and the effectiveness further drops to 31% at 72 hours between 49 and 120 hours.

Where Morning-after pills are foundEmergency contraceptive pills are available in most pharmacies without prescription and sometimes a pharmacist would ask a few questions before giving them out. According to CMAJ (2005), reclassification of morning-after pills as nonprescription drug thus letting pharmacists to dispense it directly to women is good news but making consultation with pharmacists mandatory is unwelcomed. Cases of abortion have risen both in Canada and globally and almost 50% of pregnancies are unintended regardless of the wider availability of contraceptive methods perhaps because of timely access to physicians. In that case, introducing morning-after pills in pharmacies without prescription is a huge step that will avoid the many cases of abortion and unintended pregnancies. It is apparent that the move of allowing morning-after pills in the pharmacies will definitely balance access to the pills for all women across Canada hence a net reduction in abortion.

Improving access to emergency contraception is significant for a comprehensive program that addresses women’s reproductive and sexual health and is important to the health of teenaged girls and young women. Morning-after pills need to be readily available to both rural and urban women and its accessibility must respect women’s right to privacy in addition to seeking to prevent an unintended pregnancy. Access behind the counter may help in reducing unintended pregnancy because the pills are harmless, effective, and easy to use medication that only requires timeliness. Although privacy may be impossible because the drugs are purchased in public places, taking it off the shelf and directly to the checkout offers a higher degree of privacy. Additionally, making morning-after pills available over the counter provides several options of purchasing the drug thus enhancing privacy. This is because a buyer may avoid either friends or people they know working in the nearby pharmacy that may perhaps interfere with their privacy.

It is argued that consultations with the pharmacists may be a good idea because they are qualified individuals whose counseling may be regarded significant when it comes to contraceptive options. Proponents of pharmacist consultation assert that pharmacists usually have frontline contact with their clients and possess the right qualifications required to provide emergency contraception even though they are not taught counseling in universities. On the other hand, according to CMAJ (2005), anti-pharmacists counseling feel that only a few pharmacists may offer the privacy necessary for such kind of consultation and that the consultation fees attached may act as barrier to many women. Moreover, history of self-administered morning-after pills shows high level of appropriate use and therefore competent women who have experienced contraceptive failure or a lapse in caution do not need unwanted questioning or unsought advice. In cases where clients may not be able to purchase the morning-after pills, the pharmacists refer them to the doctors.

How often should Morning-after pills used

Considering the limit on the number of times morning-after pills may be used, Princeton University’s Office of Population Research (2013) explains that there are no safety concerns about using progestin-only emergency pills more than once. It is argued that morning after pills will always prove effective when used in preventing unintended pregnancy after intercourse provided it is used appropriately. However, sexually active individuals should resort to other birth control techniques such as condoms and or pills before or during intercourse instead of continuous use of the morning-after pills. In some instances, the morning after pills may have some unpleasant side effects and should therefore not used repeatedly. Sexually active people need to talk to their health care providers or check out for better birth control technique options for safety and effectiveness of the methods chosen.Morning – after pills tend to help solving the solution of unwanted pregnancies particularly growing teenage pregnancies. However, it is vital to note that the pills do not prevent spread of sexually transmitted infections that have been on the rise especially amongst teenagers. Teenagers and other adults who engage in unsafe sex without considering the issues of unwanted pregnancies sometimes abuse morning – after pills. Unwanted pregnancies and the wider use of

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27/5/2018 Morning Ag Clips “U.S. takes action vs. Canadian wine trade measures” by USDA

Canada has placed wine measures that don not favour other international wine producers. For instance, British Colombia has a law that excludes all imported wine from the grocery stores. This has raised an alarm to the U.S and other countries since Canada is one of the major markers for United States wine makers. According to Secretary Perdue, they want British Colombians to be given an opportunity to buy wine from the U.S as a great wine producer. The idea of Canada having regulations that discriminate against the U.S is unfair and won’t be tolerated.

The government of the United States through Donald Trump’s administration has requested WTO (World Trade Organisation) to create a dispute settlement panel that will investigate the move taken by Canada and help solve the issue. According to the article Canadian wine measures are against the laws and provisions of WTO thus the government is going to fight for its rights. Wine makers in the U.S gain most of its income from the international sales and when Canada is trying to regulate wine sales in the groceries it means that this is a loss to the U.S wine makers. The reason for requesting the WTO to come in is because in 2017 the U.S held meetings with Canada on the same issue but it was not resolved.

In my own opinion the direction taken by Canada is unfair to other outside markets. The provisions of WTO allow for even trade measures thus Canada needs to adhere to this fact. Canada has its export products and it will be bad for the countries locked away by the wine measure to stop receiving goods from Canada. On the other hand, this is the only way Canada can do to boost local wine sales since imported wine seem to gain more market than local wine. Thus Canada need to revisit their wine measures of restricting sales of imported wine in groceries but have a limit so that both the international and local markets are not affected.

https://www.morningagclips.com/u-s-takes-action-vs-canadian-wine-trade-measures/17/10/2017 CBC News “U.S. makes ‘aggressive’ demands to access Canadian dairy market, wants end to supply management” by Katie Simpson.

The article is about U.S aggressiveness of seeking ten times of what Canada agreed to give up in the TTP. Canada has a protected dairy market that the U.S wants it to be opened and termination within a decade of supply management that protects Canada’s industry. The motive behind this is to widen the producers market in the U.S. the president of the U.S farmers said that they are not in shock since the demands made by the U.S are similar to the demands made in the other sector. CBC news has learned that the idea of the U.S requesting for transparency might be used to gather information that will be used against Canada later. From the article two sources say that the U.S is using this demand as a way of gathering data that will be used against Canada in a tribunal case of the supply management system. U.S demand for market access may be a way of presenting a full vision of renegotiating NAFTA.

In my own opinion if Canada grants the U.S its demand they will be at risk of losing their dairy markets and U.S market will gain a wider producers market. The U.S is on the run demanding a lot from Canada just like the first article of asking Canada to revisit its wine measures thus the U.S might be at a trade war with Canada in the near future. It seems the U.S doesn’t want Canada to have a protected marked with the fear of losing sales from the Canadian market. Market transparency might be risky since through transparency a lot of information can be leaked to the competitor. It is upon Canada to weigh the advantages and disadvantages before granting the U.S its demands.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/united-states-dairy-market-demands-1.43568405/4/2018 The Guardian “How a US-China trade war would hurt us all” by Linda Yueh.

Creating trade barriers will damage the world at large and not only china and the U.S will be affected. Trade barrier will have product and serviced increase in price and also the global supply chain will be interrupted. China and the U.S currently are having tit for tat exchange tariffs which might lead to a trade war in a few years’ time. The Trump administration announced the imposition of tariffs on a range of Chinese products, china responded to this by having tariffs on U.S imports. Possibly the next step will be to restrict Chinese investment in America and if so then China will give a similar response. This tit for tat game, will be damaging both countries since companies such as Apple have invested in the two. If china and the U.S do not come to the table for an agreement more trade barriers will be seen not only in them but other countries too.

In my opinion the battle between china and USA is aimed at no good and the two super power countries can continue with their tit for tat game but they have to put in mind the economy of other countries that will be affected with their trade war. Third world countries depend so much of the super power countries and if they create barriers and trade tariffs among themselves then it will be difficult for the developing countries. The U.S.A has an aim to distract the made in china 2025 plan which is aimed at making china manufacturing globally. U.S.A and China need to sit and table their issues come to an agreement and solve their trade disputes thus enhancing peace.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/05/us-china-trade-war-supply-chains-consumers25/11/2017 Emerald Insight “Conflict, international trade and President Trump’s isolationist policies” by Yusuf Ayotunde AbdulkareemThe article stats by explaining President Trump’s policies that aim at showing reminiscent of the era of the smooth Hawley tariff of the 1930s. the article is a research paper that shows hoe Trumps administration has uneasy relationship with other governments which is going to harm the U.S economy. The idea of isolates is seen not to work yet President Trump has embraced such policies. The article compares current regime in America to that of the 1930s which was characterized by isolationism. There is tension in international trade and this is linked to the conflict that the U.S is having with other super powers majorly china. Trump’s isolationist policies are certainly going to harm the USA in the long run and a big part of that is because of the personality of the President himself.

In my own opinion the paper by Yusuf takes the right direction of research in international trade and conflict. It is true that isolationism ideas will never impact a country positively but rather the country’s economy will be affected since economy is boosted by international trade. America has tensions with other countries and from the previous article this tensions are creating bad relationship and soon there will be a trade war between china and the U.S.A. Isolating from the other countries will make U.S. A’s economy to go down since even other developing countries might not want to associate with a country that detaches from other super powers. Thus countries need to work together to enhance peace, share ideologies and promote international trade which will in turn boost economy.

https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JITLP-07-2017-002413/8/2018 The Guardian” Is Free Trade Always the Answer” by Richard Partington.

Concerns continue to increase over Donald Trump’s import tariffs as ministers negotiate Britain’s trading with Europe. Free trade allows free flow of goods along international boarders without being taxed which generates wealth. Free trade has lifted a lot of people around the world out of poverty. Cheaper labor costs appear to be giving china an added advantage over western countries in the manufacturing sector. The main ideology behind import tariffs in to make imported good a bit expensive than local goods thus promoting the local manufacturers. Countries in the WTO signed up an agreement to keep their tariffs to a certain limit, U.S is a major driving force but Trump view this membership as a disaster. According to the economists’ international competition ushers in innovations. The existing U.S tariffs according to economists might trigger job losses and a weaker economic growth.

In my own opinion the idea of free trade is good since it boosts economic growth and creates wealth for the poor communities. Imposing tariffs on imported goods might seem effective for the short term period but long term effects are negative. Increasing import duty in the US might lead to countries withdrawing from selling their goods in America which will be a loss to the country. Members of the WTO need to embrace the terms and limits they signed up for till when new limits are agreed by the whole membership. Also free trade is good since it makes imported goods cheaper and affordable thus promoting international trade and a country having a diversity of goods. When having taxes on imports it will affect international trade and in the long run there will be product monopoly in the country.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/13/is-free-trade-always-the-answer14/1/2017 The Guardian. “Aid in reverse: how poor countries develop rich countries” by Jackson Hickel.

Research shows that developing countries send trillions to the west than the other way round. We have always known that the first world countries give the developing countries to help eradicate poverty. The US-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) and the Centre for Applied Research at the Norwegian School of Economics a few months contradicted this with the idea that the flow of money from rich countries to the third world countries pales in the comparison to the flow that run the other direction. The statement means that rich countries are not developing poor countries but it is the other way round. Through invoice faking multinational companies from the first world countries get a way to steal from the poor countries. They do so by shifting also the developed countries take advantage and give the poor countries loans on interests which the loans become huge thus difficult to pay yet the interests continue to build up. The developing countries end up paying a huge debt that what they borrowed thus making these countries rich.

In my own opinion developing countries need generosity from the developed countries and not them taking advantage and stealing from them. It is true that developing countries are making rich countries richer since for over a decade we have not seen a big improvement from the third world countries yet the first world countries continue to emerge competing to be super powers. There have been reports of countries having hug debts by world bank yet the richer countries continue to give them funds and later go to exploit resources in the developing countries. Developing countries need justice and if possible they could be given debt reliefs to help them pick up a fresh.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/14/aid-in-reverse-how-poor-countries-develop-rich-countries